Smart Active Learning: Rockin' Around the Clock

I love October in the classroom!  The routines have been established, the students know your expectations, and their attention span has increased.  However, I  look for ways to keep them up and moving and learning at the same time!

This week we brushed up on the telling time skills as we will dig deeper into the complex skill of elapsed time next week!

I begin by assessing the students with a pretest from my Rockin' Around the Clock Worksheet Pack.

Next, I  tape my Rockin' Around the Clock Task Cards on the walls of the classroom.  Students are given an answer sheet and are placed at one card to begin.

Then the music starts . . . I play Rockin' Around the Clock!!

The students start a rockin' to the next card when the music is played.  They write down the time on the card and dance their way to the next card when the music starts.

How do you keep your students a movin' and a learnin' at the same time?

Amy